Improved door-catch and cushion



plate, adapted to y ca 'alent llll s A MU E L WAGN-E R, 0 F GA L IO N, oH-1 0;

. J'Jctterc Patent No. 89,819, dated'Ma/y 4, 1869.,

nvrrnovnn DOOR-CATCH AND CUSHION.

Thes chedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL WAGNER, of Galion, county of Crawford, andState of Ohio, have invented a new and improved Door-Fastener andProtecting- Knob; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the same, suflicient to enable othersskilled in the art to which my invention appertains, to makeand usethesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming partof this specification, in' which my invention is represented by a sideelevation, the lower part of the door being shown in red. I

The object of this invention consists of a base or ev secured to .thewash-board, and provided with a knob, to prevent the door-knob or keyfrom striking theflwall, and also having a springcatch, which holds thedoor open, as will be hereinafter more fully described.

In the drawings A 'is a base, which is made of wood or metal, of anysuitable form, and adapted to be secured to the washboard, by means ofscrews. I prefer tocast this base of metal, and'with projections, a a,on its face.

The protective knob B ismade either of wood or metal, entirely, or ofthe two combined, and it is attached to the base A, by means of a screw,or otherwise.

- The head of the knob is faced with rubber, or cloth,

to prevent the doorfron being defaced by contact therewith.

The fastener consists of a spring-bar, 0, having a bevelled head, 0, anda shoulder, d. This-bar 0 may be fixed'in a socket, D, attached to thebase A.

It will be seen that when the door, which is shown in red lines, isswung back, it will, by coming in contact with the bevelled end, 0, ofthe spring, depress the latter, and strike the knob B, when, havingpassed'' said bevel, the spring resumes its former position, and holdsthe door open until released by pressure on the part c. i

This device can be furnished at a very small price,

and its use will obviate the necessity of placing a weight, i V or somearticle of furniture, as is usual,'in front of the door, to hold itopen, as well as preventing the doorknob or key from breaking theplastering, and protecting the door from defacementby contact with theprotectiug-knob. Having thus described my invention, What I claim asnew, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A protective knob and spring door-holder, in combination with a base, A,adapted to be secured to the wash-board or wall.

To the above I have'signed my' name, this-9th day t J of April, 1869.

- sAML. WAGNER.

Witnessesr L. O. Enson, E. Y. SMITH.

